Originally made for German television, this film chronicles obsessions of a man who will do almost anything to avoid losing a chess game. Thomas Rosenmund (Bruno Ganz) learns how to play chess by watching his father in a friendly game with a neighbor. His competitiveness is keyed to such a high pitch that a series of close calls in matches precipitates a nervous breakdown and he swears off the game. Instead, he turns his skills to computers. When his company calls on him to be part of a team which is pitting a computer’s chess skills against the world champion of chess, he takes it personally when the computer loses. Fired by “his” humiliation, he vows to earn the right to take on the champion himself — and does.Read More »
Ljuba Tadic
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Wolfgang Petersen – Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und Nächte (1978)
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Srdjan Karanovic – Miris poljskog cveca AKA Fragrance of Wild Flowers (1977)
Drama1971-1980Srdjan KaranovicYugoslaviaYugoslavian Cinema under TitoA famous actor leaves the theater without reason to live at his friend’s tugboat. The people from his surroundings find out more about his move and come to the riverbank, trying to live freely themselves. The question is who found what.Read More »
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Jovan Zivanovic – Gorki deo reke AKA Bitter Part of the River (1965)
Jovan Zivanovic1961-1970DramaYugoslaviaYugoslavian Cinema under TitoQuote:
While trying to push away a little boy who keeps coming near his cottage at the river, a whimsical mayor meets boy’s mother. These people find hard to make contacts because of their own trouble marks from the past, even though they know that the common effort is needed for the future and survival.Read More »